---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-24-030533"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BMY"
cik: "0000014272"
company_name: "BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO"
filed_at: "2024-06-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T03:51:37.129881+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bristol Myers Squibb elects former Agilent CEO Michael McMullen to board

## Summary
- Michael R. McMullen elected to board, effective July 1, 2024; board size increases to 11.
- McMullen served as Agilent CEO 2015-2024, nearly tripled market cap; independent director.
- He will serve on Audit Committee; receives $110k annual retainer + $210k in deferred share units.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-24-030533
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BMY
- cik: 0000014272
- company_name: BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO
- filed_at: 2024-06-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14272/000114036124030533/0001140361-24-030533-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14272/000114036124030533/ef20031337_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-24-030533
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-24-030533.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-24-030533.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Michael R. McMullen was elected as Director at BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On June 18, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (the “Company”) elected Mr. Michael R. McMullen to serve as a member of the Board, effective July 1, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14272/000114036124030533/0001140361-24-030533-index.htm

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